vision

Imagination is where ideas start: in the mind’s eye. The ability to think creatively – to dream the impossible – is behind the technological...

A gene for red colour vision that originated in the reptile lineage around 250m years ago has resulted in the bright red bird feathers and ‘painted’...

A new online game is helping researchers explore whether high-contrast patterns during motion, such as stripes and zigzags, help to protect animals...

Experiments have identified a dedicated information highway that combines visual cues with body motion. This mechanism triggers responses to cues...

A technique for testing the peripheral vision of young children could be given a boost – thanks to the inventors putting it into the hands of...

The night vision abilities of nocturnal animals such as mice is down to the unconventional way that DNA is packaged within the nuclei of specialised...